Alienware Area-51 m7700 - Page 17

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Preface
Module Drivers ....................................................4-24
Wireless LAN (WinXP) ......................................4-24
WLAN & Bluetooth Combo (WinXP) ...............4-24
TV Tuner (WinXP) .............................................4-24
PC Camera (WinXP) ...........................................4-24
BIOS Utilities
Overview ..................................................................5-1
The Power-On Self Test (POST) .............................5-2
Failing the POST ....................................................5-3
Fatal Errors ............................................................5-3
Non-Fatal Errors ...................................................5-3
The Setup Program ...................................................5-4
Entering Setup ........................................................5-4
Setup Screens .........................................................5-5
Main Menu ...............................................................5-6
System Time & Date (Main Menu) ..........................5-6
IDE 0/1 Optical Device (Main Menu) ......................5-7
Installed memory (Main Menu) ...............................5-7
Advanced Menu .......................................................5-8
System Information (Advanced Menu) ....................5-8
I/O Device Configuration (Advanced Menu) ...........5-9
Reset Configuration Data (Advanced Menu) ...........5-9
Hyper-Threading Technology (Advanced Menu) ....5-9
Power On Beep (Advanced Menu) ........................5-10
Card Reader: (Advanced Menu) ............................ 5-10
RAID/ATA Mode Select: (Advanced Menu) ........ 5-10
Display Time on LED (Advanced Menu) .............. 5-10
Security Menu ........................................................ 5-11
Set Supervisor Password (Security Menu) ............ 5-11
Password on boot: (Security Menu) ....................... 5-12
Boot Menu ............................................................. 5-13
Exit Menu .............................................................. 5-15
Upgrading The Computer
Overview .................................................................. 6-1
When Not to Upgrade ............................................ 6-2
Removing the Battery .............................................. 6-3
Upgrading the Hard Disk Drive(s) ........................... 6-4
Upgrading the System Memory (RAM) .................. 6-7
Upgrading the Optical (CD/DVD) Device(s) .......... 6-9
Upgrading the Processor ........................................ 6-10
Modules
Overview .................................................................. 7-1
The Wireless LAN & Bluetooth Modules ............... 7-2
Mini-PCI Wireless LAN Module ............................ 7-3
IPN2220 (802.11g) Wireless LAN
Driver Installation ................................................. 7-4
MP54G3 (802.11g) WLAN Module